Month: August 2019

Today I am thankful for the end of a very long day. I am thankful that I was able to think quickly on my feet today and problem solve efficiently. Definitely a blessing from God there. I am thankful that I found some lost mail and was able to calm down someone who was very… Continue reading Developing an Attitude of Gratitude – Day 272

I spent the day in professional development meetings. the concepts were familiar and mostly common sense to me... the vocabulary and "buzz" words were completely foreign to me. At one point, my friend leaned over to me and whispered, "you learned all this in Sunday School." She was right. The main message of the meeting… Continue reading Developing an Attitude of Gratitude – Day 271

I am grateful my first day as a teacher went okay. I learned things. I got things done. I am hoping I made a difference. I am grateful that I was able to figure out how to make a stringer for a stair unit all by myself. I usually buy the pre-made ones. However, this… Continue reading Developing an Attitude of Gratitude – Day 270

I see miracles everyday.... Today's miracles included a brisk breeze... yummy dinner... awesome students to teaching about singing and several having discoveries... a lovely walk in the evening... achieving all my goals in my 30 day challenge... my house is still clean... family... God is good and has blessed me so much. I am so… Continue reading Developing an Attitude of Gratitude – Day 269

Today I am grateful for Jesus. I am grateful for family. I am grateful for the safety the Lord grants my loved ones. I am grateful mild weather. This has been a great summer in the weather department. I am grateful fresh baked rolls straight out of the oven.

More and more, every day, I am seeing the wisdom in this statements. Today I am grateful for a clean house. Lilli was a big help. She got the main part of the house straightened up and even shampooed the family room carpet all before going to the grocery store and hosting a party for… Continue reading Developing an Attitude of Gratitude – Day 267

An other long day working at the nuts and bolts of starting a new role at school. This year I am an official teacher - name on kids transcripts and all. There is a lot of business stuff to wade through before you can even step foot in the classroom. My brain hurts. However, I… Continue reading Developing an Attitude of Gratitude – Day 265

Wow! what a day... all day in training, then rehearsal, dinner, walk, and falling asleep in a chair. Grateful I made it through a mind taxing day. Grateful Lilli helped out with chores.

Been a busy day of training for the new job today. Actually completed all of my SafeSchool things. I also worked on some curriculum and lesson plans. I'm kind of weird and can't seem to write my curriculum map completely without thinking through every lesson plan and handout and assessment. I am almost done with… Continue reading Developing an Attitude of Gratitude – Day 263